WordPress Plugin Development Tutorial

In this plugin development, we're going to get a look at everything that goes into build a WordPress plugin. We'll start from the basically by setting up a web server, a database server and PHP. After we will, we'll install WordPress, and then we'll look into some of the sample plugins that are with the software.

WordPress Plugins allow easy adjustment, customization, and development of a WordPress blog. Instead of changing the core programming of WordPress, you can insert functionality with WordPress Plugins.

What Can You Expect From Us?

WordPress plugin development focused on developers. Initial part of this series will consist of four parts, where we will learn WordPress Plugin Development from scratch. Throughout the series we will be developing a WordPress plugin to put together your favorite jQuery Slider. Final output will be a complete slider plugin for WordPress, which you use in any part of the CMS.

Let’s take a look at the 4 parts of the series.

1. Understanding WordPress Plugin Structure
2. Basics for Creating WordPress Plugin Template
3. Integrating Your Favorite Slider into WordPress
4. Enhancing WordPress Plugins with Add On Features

Also Read: Wordpress plugins for free to make your website faster

Creating a New Plugin

The first thing you need to do is create a folder to store your plugin. Go to the wp-content/plugins/ directory in your WordPress installation and create a folder called my-facebook-tags. Keep in mind that whatever you name your plugin’s folder will be your plugin’s slug.

A plugin slug should be unique throughout the WordPress Plugin Repository if you want to upload it and make it publicly available. What this means is that no other plugin created by anyone else should have this slug. You can search for existing plugin slugs easily, just use Google!

Adding Scripts and Styles

Chances are that at some point you will want to add your own styling or JavaScript functionality. This can be done by  Enquiring the asset in question. Enquiring uses actions to add scripts and styles modularly, taking care of any dependencies in the process. 

Conclusion

There are tons and tons of things you can do with plugins and almost as many ways you can create them. While I am a very strong advocate of WordPress standards and doing things just right (object oriented approach, in many cases), I urge everyone to experiment.

Good luck with creating your own plugins!